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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-01-07 TranscriptionPage 1 ITEM lb. STUDENT CITIZENSHIP AWARDS — Lincoln Elementary Hayek: Before we move on to Item 2, uh, we're going to have a special, uh, student presentation. Would the Lions from Lincoln Elementary please come forward! You guys ready to get back to school? (laughter) I bet you are. I know my kids are! Well I want to welcome you! My name's Matt Hayek, I'm the Mayor of Iowa City and this is your City Council behind you, and these are the folks who make a lot of decisions, uh, for the City and it's a real honor to have you guys here. What we do throughout the school year is bring, uh, student leaders from the elementary schools of Iowa City to our ... to our meetings, uh, and you get nominated by your teachers and ... and um, you are a reflection of your school and you're selected because you have done such a good job at your school, uh, being a leader and showing, uh, a good example to ... to others, uh, at Lincoln. So, it's a great honor for us to have you here. I want to, and I have an award and I know you guys are going to read your piece, but I want to make sure I mention your teachers and your... and your families, uh, and... and the other people who play a big role in your lives, uh, cause obviously, uh, they should be thanked as well. So, I see each of you did the, uh, the one and only thing we need which is to bring, uh, a little piece of paper to read to us. So check that box and uh, we'll start with you and... and if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself! Brady: Thank you. Good evening, my name is Esti Brady. I'm a sixth grader at Lincoln Elementary. I would like to thank the City Council for this award. I'd also like to thank my family, our principal, Mrs. Langenfeld, and every teacher I've ever had. Outside of school I'm so thankful for my soccer and running coaches, and my piano teacher, Shila. I very much appreciate everything they do for us kids. I recognize how hard the work to teach and inspire us to be the best that we can be. With their help, we can find our strengths and passions. Everyone has something special to offer to the world, and I think we are supposed to figure out what that something special is in each of us and how to use that to make the world a better place. My family has always helped me find m uniqueness and to pursue my dreams, and without my family I wouldn't be who I am today. As my inspiration Sylvester Stallone has said, it's not about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. (laughter) Thank you. (applause) Taylor: Hello, my name is Matt Taylor and I am a sixth grader at Lincoln Elementary. I would like to thank the City Council so much for this award that I received. I would especially like to thank my teachers and my parents who have helped me attain this award in many ways. At Lincoln, my parents and my teachers encourage me to participate in extracurric ... curricular activities. At school I'm currently participating in safety patrol; I'm the student council president; I volunteer to serve lunch to help younger kids out; I play the tuba in band too. I also ran the 5K for Run for the Schools. I give my best effort in my schoolwork and after school activities. Some things I work hard in after school include soccer, hockey, piano as well. I also enjoy giving donations for things to people who don't have them. I have helped in donations and services in and out of This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council formal meeting of January 7, 2014. Page 2 school. So once again, I would just like to thank my family, coaches, teachers, and the City Council. Thank you. (applause) Hayek: Well those are fantastic. Esti, I know your parents and so I'm not surprised that you turned out so great, and Matt, you have such a good first name (laughter) that there's no surprise you've turned out well, and we've ... we get a lot of great presentations, but we've never had a quote from Rocky! So (laughter) ...anyway, we have an award for you and... and uh, one for you, Matt, and it reads as follows. It's a Citizenship Award and it says for his or her outstanding qualities of leadership within Lincoln Elementary, as well as the community, and for his or her sense of responsibility and helpfulness to others, we recognize you as an Outstanding Student Citizen. Your community is proud of you. Presented by the Iowa City City Council, January 2014. Esti, here is yours, and Matt, here is yours. Let me shake your hand and congratulate you. Is there going to be school tomorrow? Brady: Yes! Hayek: Okay, that's good to know! (laughter) Well, congratulations! (applause) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council formal meeting of January 7, 2014. Page 3 ITEM 3. COMMUNITY COMMENT (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA). Hayek: This is the opportunity at each City Council meeting for members of the public to bring, uh, to the Council's attention items that are not on the agenda. So if there's something that is not on tonight's agenda and you'd like to bring it to our attention, we invite you to step forward. Please sign in and verbally, uh, give us your name, and limit your comments to five minutes please! Knight: Hello! My name is Roger Knight, Jr. Uh, I've been here multiple times and scare you guys every time, so ... (laughs) Yay! Here we go! Um ... I'd just like to bring ...I brought it up before we got the snow, and now that we've got the snow, you could walk outside and see what I'm saying. Sidewalks are pretty good. Streets, pretty good, but where the two meet, not so good! When you can step over it, that's not a problem. Well, I'm not going to be able to step over these problems. You got big old puddles which, you know, you can't do much about, but the snow and ice that piles up right where these two meet. It gets very scary to try to get to a bus stop for doctor appointments or whatever. I feel like I have to risk my life to get to an appointment. That's not acceptable. And I'd like to see some changes done on that. And ... I know that the City's in some serious debt, um, not as bad as Coralville (laughs) um, sorry, that's a shot at Coralville (laughs) Um, it's just ... you know, we have an issue with money and we're looking at really re- amping the downtown, but you can't even figure out how to heal cracks in the sidewalk. You know, that's an issue too. My tires end up getting stuck in there or whatever, and I don't know if I need to start sending `em bills for when tires break, you know, I don't want to do that, and I shouldn't have to do that! Shouldn't be an issue that way. So if we can get the sidewalks fixed and... ice dealt up, you know, done over or whatever has to be done, it would be a lot better for me, but another issue I wanted to bring up real quick is, I know you, Mr. Mayor, said that you've done really a lot of work on this is ... low income for rent, for those who don't have low income. Well now that it's cold out, it shouldn't have to be done now. But, with how we're hearing about homeless ... you know, and this cold, we need to have more done, and this is a college town. The University's really... going to say whatever happens, you know, everything has to be done for the U, almost. But, I have friends that they can't even look at a two - bedroom apartment because that's too much, too much money on the person. They have to go to a three- bedroom and have another friend join, and it can't even be here in Iowa City cause everything in Iowa City's too expensive for that. They have to go to Coralville. Something hopefully can be looked at for a solution here in Iowa City. Thank you. Hayek: Thank you. Geoff, in your capacity with Downtown District, I'm not sure if they're messaging to business owners about snow removal but ... might be something to check into. Fruin: Sure! This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council formal meeting of January 7, 2014. Page 4 ITEM 4. PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS. ITEM 4a SCHOOL DISTRICT REZONING ON SYCAMORE STREET — REZONING APPROXIMATELY 15.78 ACRES FROM COUNTY RESIDENTIAL (R) TO NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC (P -1) AND 29.07 ACRES FROM COUNTY RESIDENTIAL (R) TO INTERIM DEVELOPMENT SINGLE - FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (ID -RS) LOCATED ON SYCAMORE STREET SOUTH OF THE CURRENT CITY LIMITS. (REZ13- 00023) [Discussion only at formal meeting] (PASS AND ADOPT) Mims: Move adoption. Dickens: Second. Hayek: Moved by Mims, second (several talking) Moved by Mims, seconded by Dickens. Discussion? Any ex parte from the last reading? Okay. Any further discussion? Roll call, please. Passes 7 -0. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council formal meeting of January 7, 2014. Page 5 ITEM 4b SCHOOL DISTRICT REZONING ON AMERICAN LEGION ROAD — REZONING APPROXIMATELY 15.14 ACRES FROM COUNTY RESIDENTIAL (R) TO NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC (P -1) LOCATED ON AMERICAN LEGION ROAD AND BARRINGTON ROAD. (REZ13- 00025) [Discussion only at formal meeting] (PASS AND ADOPT) Mims: Move adoption. Dickens: Second. Hayek: Moved by Mims, seconded by Dickens. Discussion? Any ex parte? Any further discussion? Roll call, please. Passes 7 -0. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council formal meeting of January 7, 2014. Page 6 ITEM 5. ROCKY SHORE STORMWATER PUMP STATION — APPROVING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROCKY SHORE STORMWATER PUMP STATION PROJECT, ESTABLISHING AMOUNT OF BID SECURITY TO ACCOMPANY EACH BID, DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE TO BIDDERS, AND FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS. a. PUBLIC HEARING Hayek: This is a public hearing. The public hearing is open. (bangs gavel) For the public's information, this is a ... a significant, uh, project, uh, involving, uh, the protection of Iowa City and Coralville businesses, and University of Iowa facilities. Estimated cost of construction is about $6.6 million, and will be funded with Iowa Economic Development Authority Grant and a Community Development Block Grant. Anyone from the public? Okay, I'll close the hearing. (bangs gavel) b. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION Throgmorton: Move the resolution. Payne: Second. Hayek: Moved by Throgmorton, seconded by Payne. Discussion? Roll call, please. Passes 7 -0. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council formal meeting of January 7, 2014. Page 7 ITEM 6. CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION — ESTABLISHMENT Mims: Move the resolution. Payne: Second. Hayek: Moved by Mims, seconded by Payne. Discussion? Throgmorton: I wondered if somebody could describe what this commission is supposed to do, how ... what the appointments are for and that kind of thing. Hayek: Sure, uh ... sure, Eleanor, you want to... Dilkes: Um ... as you all know the ... uh, Iowa City has a Home Rule Charter, uh, which sets forth its form of government. Um, and one of the Charter provisions requires that at least every ten years a Charter Commission be established of, um ... nine members, or more, um, to review the Charter and make recommendations to the City Council. Um, when the City Council ... they are to complete their work within a year or sooner if they can. Um... and... at the end of that process, if they ...they make recommendations to the City Council and the City Council can either adopt them or they can, um ... uh, give them to the voters on the ballot to decide. Hayek: And ... and... Dilkes: And we are going to ... we're going to do the, um, the uh ... the process for appointing commission members like we do with every other board and commission, um, adver ... Marian takes care of that process, advertising, etc. Um, and uh... Karr: We'll advertise in ... in the same fashion, the full 30 days, then bring you back a list of...of applicants and you can then appoint or decide to defer and readvertise. The resolution, um, requests that you make your appointments no later than, uh, the end of March so that ... that we can commence work in April. Hayek: And in a few minutes we'll announce that vacancy, along with other, uh, commission vacancies. Throgmorton: Thanks, Eleanor. I ... I guess I do have one question. I ... I don't know if either you or Marian can answer it, but uh ... I ... I see that the, uh, the Charter was created in 19 ... or the first commission was created in 1973, I guess. So the... the Charter was adopted in, what 74? Dilkes: It was adopted by ordinance in 76, adopted by the voters in 73, I think. Throgmorton: Do either of you know what the form of government was prior to that? This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council formal meeting of January 7, 2014. Page 8 Dilkes: I don't ... I don't know. City Manager? I don't know. Karr: I do know we had a five - member Council at that time, and this increased it to seven. Uh, I certainly could provide that background, put it in the packet as well as on the website for people interested in that. Throgmorton: I ... I was just curious, cause I know it's not something I am knowledgeable about at all so ... (mumbled) Dilkes: And I don't know if the same forms of government were available under the State Code as they are today, so ... I don't know. Throgmorton: Thanks! Hayek: Further discussion? Roll call, please. Karr: Mr. Mayor, if I could just have one clarification. As outlined we'll do it as we do all other boards and commissions with the one possible exception and that's direction from you on whether a person can serve on more than one board or commission... at the same time. We have a ... the policy, and we just want to be sure that we note that. It's in the resolution right now, so... Hayek: Not sure anyone looked at that. Botchway: So you wouldn't be able to serve ... (several talking) Karr: We are suggesting that you make that change, which is different than all other boards and commissions (several talking) Mims: I think that sounds good! Throgmorton: I ... I think it's completely appropriate, and in the end we're ... we will be the people appointing, uh, the members so... Dobyns: Yeah, don't constrain us at this point. Mims: This incredibly important ... (several responding) ... incredibly important board. Dickens: Get the best people on it. (several responding) Hayek: Okay. Uh ... we voted, so that's supported 7 -0. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council formal meeting of January 7, 2014. Page 9 ITEM 10. CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION. Hayek: Why don't we start down with you! Dobyns: Uh, I just want to welcome Kingsley to the Council! Um, your presence here, Kingsley, confirms my knowledge that the quality of this Council is at the far ends of the desk so (laughter) just, uh, looking across the work session, Terry, and I were looking across at you and (mumbled) thinking, boy, we're getting' older! Welcome, Kingsley! (laughter) Botchway: Thanks! Thanks! Payne: I have nothing. Dickens: Yeah, welcome, Kingsley, and also like to publicly thank the staff for the budget process. It went very smoothly and we know in the future it may not be as smooth but ... thank you for all the ... entire staff for their work they've put in on it. Mims: Yeah, I would just echo what Terry said, um. ... we were in between meetings and I can't remember who it was, I guess it was Geoff saying seems like we've seen a lot of each other lately in between, um, all day Saturday and yesterday afternoon, and then another meeting tonight, but yet very ... very efficient, uh, good process, um, hope the community will take a look at the budget and see what we're doing and what our priorities are and how the ... the money aligns with, uh, the strategic plan. So, uh, a good event, and hope everybody's off to a good start to 2014 and also welcome to Kingsley! Throgmorton: Well, I just ... hope that everybody can be safe and warm tonight. Hayek: Kingsley, anything? Botchway: And uh, I guess for me, uh, obviously thanking City staff. I mean, this has been, um, weird to say the least. Kind of jumping into the budget process, um, but (laughter) everybody's been able to answer questions. I haven't felt, you know, I mean, I haven't felt any type of alienation, and so that's been really good. Um, even beforehand, you know, obviously after the election, just kind of you know ingratiating myself in a lot of different things so it's been great, and then just from, you know, everybody else here, it's ... um, you know, there's... since I work with other cities, there's some def...definite divisive issues between City Council Members. I'm glad to not know ... or I'm glad to know there ... this is not the problem here, and so um, at least right now (laughter) so um (several talking and laughing) Mims: You have joined ... I think ... in my experience of working on different boards, commissions, councils, etc., over the years ... and many people around the community talk about this, we have ... I think, one of the most respectful City This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council formal meeting of January 7, 2014. Page 10 Councils or elected officials board around. I mean, we may disagree, you know, philosophically, politically on issues... Botchway: Right. Mims: ...but I don't think we've ever had a meeting that anybody has walked out of here, you know, really mad at each other or not speaking, I mean, we'll talk about our views and where we agree and where we disagree, but we are polite, we are respectful, and we move on from it, and ... glad to welcome you to it and I don't think it'll change — not unless you do it (laughter and several talking) Botchway: Thank you, appreciate it! (laughter and several talking) Hayek: Anyway, uh, Kingsley, welcome. I also want to, uh, echo the ... the compliments to staff for a fantastic budget process. Um, there are so many good things coming out of City Hall these days, and I also want to thank City staff, uh, those who have been involved, whether it's police protection or garbage or ... or ... or other refuse pickup, for your work over the last several days with the cold temperatures, uh, you've managed to keep things going despite, uh, unbelievably cold, uh, weather. So... This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council formal meeting of January 7, 2014. Page 11 ITEM 11. REPORT ON ITEMS FROM CITY STAFF. a) City Manager. Hayek: City Manager! Markus: Uh, on behalf of the staff, welcome, Kingsley. Botchway: Thanks. Markus: Every week goes like this. We meet all day on Saturday (laughter) and we get together on Monday afternoon and (laughter) have our Council meetings on Tuesdays, so...(several talking) I hope you enjoy the schedule! (laughter) Hayek: It's pretty much nine hours every Saturday! Botchway: Oh, okay. Good to know, good to know! 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